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THE '? t:,l YW> eHRQNieLB. VOLUME XIV. OAMDKN, S. (!.. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, UHCS. NO. (i. SOUTH STORM SWEPT Boreal Blasts and Surging Floods Sweep Over Dixie Land DAMAGh DONE AT MANY PLACES Snow, Sleet and Ice Hark the Prog ress of the Southern Storm? Tlucli Damage Done. \ riv"jt SP?rialrTh0 ^attahoocliee " mark anil S above ll?? >"wor water 1ik hr?R nm- , l8,at rate of four , "?8 I)er hour. Flood warnings have ?;'?JCUL, hy the ,0ial weather bureau rL;T:ilm\ and oth<4r l)olnts on the river below hrro. it iH expected that a of 28 feet will be reached no mnr, il morning if there is no more rain. High winds, much loiv UlUt a liKht fal1 of 'llosyed a day of steady down , ? ia:n. 1 here was uo destruc *1, . ? . Property In Atlanta, but it is fcared that the fult crop in north Geor gia will be seriously damaged. Snow ^r110^'1 ,u Birmingham and belma, Ala., Jackson. Miss and gen erally throughout the State of Arkan sas In the vicinity of Tupelo, Miss., a furious wind storm destroyed much property, but caused no loss of life ho far as knownr The White, Black and Current rivers In Arkansas are in nood and serious damage is feared. Memphis, Tenn., Special.? One of the worst sleet and snow storms that havo visited this section for years prevailed Mondoy causing serious delay in rail road and street car traffic and Inter fering to some extent with telegraphic and telephone communication in all directions. Trains are arriving from 3 to 3; hours late. A steady rain all day Sunday turned into sleet last night. This was followed by a snow storm which during the day assumed the proportions of a blizzard. At 6 o'clock there was a decided drop in the tem perature and the snow ceased falling. Reports from Arkansas, Mississippi and northern Texas tell of similar con ditions. At Fort Worth and Dallas the snow fall was the heaviest in years. Trains are ruuning on belated sched ules and in many Instances are an nulled. Jacksonville, Fla? Special.? High wind.? prevailed here during the whole aftornoon, reaching a velocity n? 7? miles per ho:'r about night, as reported by the weather bureau. This breaks the record, as 72 miles per hour is the. greatest velocity ever previously at tained. The storm temporarily inter fered with the telegraph and telephone service and parts of the city are now In darkness. Beyond interferences with the telephone, telegraph and electric light service, no damage was done in tho city. Every wire except the one in use by the Associated Press is down and it is Impossible to get news from tho State. Orange growers and truck ers were warned by the, weather bu reau of the approaching cold *ave. New York, Special. ? After a day of sleet and drizzling vain, snow began to fall in this city at r> o'clock. The fall was heavy and fast and at 11 o'clock had reached a depth of four Inches. The storm did not cause material delay on the elevated trains, but the surface lines had Rome difficulty in keeping up to the schedule. On the down-town horse cars there was much trouble. The ferry boats had to slow down their regular schedules, -owing to the blind ing... .gn^w^ that swept across the rivers. Chattanobsa. Tenn., Special. ? Mon day night Chattanooga experienced the woftt weather of the winter. The wind began blowing a gale shortly after dark and tho rain soon turned Into snow, which is freezing as fast as It falls, making it difficult for convey ance to get along the streets. It is feared the recent warm weather fol lowed by tho cold wave will damage f r?i'j. \n some places trees are in bloom. ivnoxville, Tenn.. Special. ? Rain, sleet and snow, and wind with a velo city of 50 mile's an hour tells the con dition hero, .Monday night the mercury was falling fast and will drop to 20 , degrees.; before morning. Tho Tennes see riv'cr Is ten feet above low water mark and i) tide of 20 fed is pro ? dieted by United States Weather Forecaster Fulton. Traffic in the city was almost Impossihlo after 4 o clock ou account of the sleet. Damage in Georgia Town. Atlanta, Special? A special to The Constitution from Royston. Ga.. a Ma lion on tho Southern Railway, states that a furious wind storm passed over the town of Bowman, in Elbert coun ty Monday afternoon, demolishing several houses and killing and injui ing a number of people. Tho wires are down beyond Royston and fftither particulars cannot be obtained. ^Other Places Suffer. Nashvulo, Special. ? Early Monday morning the, rain and sleet here ehar.g ed to snow which Is still falling. A strong wind blew all day and at night between C and 7 o'clock developed car. tmffl?. -was. seriously Interforred . with for a 4>mo. Ralhoad schedules are disar ranged At 7 o'clock" the thermometer was 16 degrees and failing. Chicago Special.? Reports show an extensive fold wavo covering the W^t from Texas to Lake Superior *n,i extending Into the Rocky Moun E&e N. !>?? ""I. a rjcort J* degrees below zero. Is disting uished as the coldest spot In tho eoun try. Expect* Cram's Confirmation. Washington, Special. ? President Roosevelt repressed to those Senators who called ?a him in the hopo that the ? ^Senate wouM confirm the nomina tion of Dr. R? D. Crum ^o be coyector of the port at Charleston, 13. c. the Preeld^ot has no intention or# with drawing fie-n&ujlnatton and desires "frtt ths BfjWta take definite actio;* on TILLMAN ON HABEAS CORPUS Vigorous I ffort Made to (Jet Mini Out of Jail on liond. Newberry, S. C.( Special.? Applica tions for bail for former Lieutenant Governor James j I. Tillman, charged with the murder of N. G. Gonzales, editor of The State, In Columbia, S. C.. January 15th, was argued bore last week. The hearing was presided over by Chief Justice Y, J. Pope, who on la?t Saturday granted the hearing to the defending attorneys of James II. Till- ] man. * ? The commonwealth of South Caro- I Una wan represented by State Attorney i General Gunter and Solicitor Thur mond. Tillman was defended by Con- ' gressnian-elect George W. Croft, his law partner and P. H. Nelson, of Colum Ida. Justice Pope signed an order re- < Qtijrlux Tillman's counsel to serve copies of affidavits upon the solicitor general, who would reply If desired, and the answers of the state will be served upon the appellants who are al so given the right to reply. Monday at noon both aides will be present before Justice Pope In Colum bia. and final action will be taken. Tillman and his lawyers are sure of winning the decision on the ground of self defense. The solicitor and bis as- i sistant counsel declare they will resist bail to the very last. The hearing of the* application for bail began shortly after 2 o'clock. The court room was packed almost to T focation. There was no demonstration when Tillman entered as the judge had warned everybody to be absolutely quiet. Tillman appeared calm, then nervous, impatient and angry at the varying stages of the hearing. Col. Nelson, for Mr. Tillman, con ducted bis case. Affidavits were read , alleging Gonzales had sent a message threatening Tillman's life. One affi davit decta*?n It was expected and be lieved Tillman would be shot by Gon zales whenever the two men met. A lengthy affidavit from Tillman was read in which he swore he had been warned by many that his life was in danger, and that he. fired In self de fense. His affidavit declared that as Gonzales approached on the fatal day, Gonzales slipped his hand into his overcoat pocket, which Tillman says he thought was a motion to draw a pistol. Not until the shot wa# fired, Tillman says, he realized Gonzales had no* also shot him. When the nppellants announced closed the solicitor objected to any fur ther continuance of the hearing on the ground that affidavits had been sprung on them at the very latest moment, when they had no opportunity to make investigation. Justice Pope ruled aftef argument from both sides had been made that his order would be to continue the hearing until all affidavits on both sides could be answered. Both sides declined an expression of opinion after the decision had been announced. The details of the tragedy in"which Editor Gonzales lost his life are well remembered. Since the day of the shooting. Thursday. January 15, quiet and persistant efforts have been made by Tillman's legal advisers In outlin ing their plans of defense. . TILLMAN REACHES NflWHERRY. Former Lieutenant Governor Jas. H. Tillman arrived at '2 o'clock, accom panied by his bi'other-lu-lttw, Jftdgo Buchanan, who Is his leading counsel. Other members of counsel who accom panied the prisoner were 11. 11. Nelson, Geo. Rembert and Geo. W. Croft, form er congressman, who is Mr. Tillman's law partner. There wfunnwlemonstration at the depoL_svlyn theVparty arrived, as It wits /Supposed they would come via the "Southern. Instead. Tillman, an officer, and Counsel came over the other route. Tillman was driven Immediately to the office of Col. Cole Blease, a member of counsel, where many of his friends called on him during the short time be fore the party Went to the Crowell ho tel to dinner. The officer from Columbia had very little to do, and no one who did not' know would have thought Tillman was 'under arrest. Mr. Tillman said: "All I ask for Is a fair trial and I am ready for It." While he was talking to me. one of bis lawyers called him to the window and said: "Jim. there's one of the host friends you have cot in the world. He has been praying for your acquit tal." ? "That's a good friend to have." said Tillrmn. "and his prayer will bo.. an swered." Aftr a brief conference* with friends, in the lawyer's olfiiie, Mr. Tillman was taken to the hotel and dinner was ser ved. Live News Items. Dr. j. I j. M. Curry, a famous South ern educator ami trustee of the Pea body educational fund, died at Asho ville, N. C., last Thursday. I)r. Curry was minister to Spain under President t^cveland. , The President sent the following nominations to the -Senate: United States Attorney of Florida;" Mareus C. Mcl^more, Southern District of Texas. United States marshal, Geo. N. ? O. Greei}, Northern District of Texas. It Is not likely that English ocean steamers will soon bo built longer than the latest specimens* No ship of more than 730 feet can work in the Liver pool docks, and in the London docks TOO feet to the limit. - The Oregon Deadlock. Salem, Ore., Special.? The last week of the legislative assembly will begin and from present indications there will be no election until the last day and perhaps the last hour of the session. No Joint tesolutlon for adjournment has yet been passed, but the Legisla tors will probably dissolve on Friday or 8atnrday. Throughout the entire session State Senator C. W. Fulton has been the leading candidate with 24 rote?, 4f being necessary for a choice. SOUTHERN INDUSTRIAL Unique Business Club. Manufacturer's lice rod. Tho Manufacturers' CluV at Char lotte, N. C.. 1m an unusual organization. Its location In u cectral i>osltlon among tho maauXaotuHn* Interest of tho Plod* moul. region of the South Atlantic States contributes, perhaps, to it* op portunlties. if one visits Charlotte and is given a card to the club, this card Intro duces him to what seems to be a well organized and well-attended social or ganization. While this is true, he Ik, as a matter of fact, inside an organ ization where there Is much more go ' Ing on than social Intercourse. I If the visitor wants to build a col j ton mill he can find three or four men , either of whom can tell him all about lit and who stand ready to furnish i plans, machinery and build the plant, ! if it is a knitting mill, an expert iu this line can be found also. If it Is machinery to wind hosiery yarn onto cones, lie can get full Information and hllU I O 5 * "" " It is J ,000 bales of cotton that is wanted, he will have several gentle men pointed out any one of whom will contract to furnish It at close market prices. If It Is a cotton seed oil mill or a refinery or a sulphuric acid cham ber, it's all the same; some member of tho club can furnish full information and contract to accomplish the desired result. The club numbers among its members yarn commission men from Philadelphia, New York, Providence and Boston, and others who live in Charlotte; also cloth commission men from the same cities. The club has In the list of its members numerous cot ton mill presidents, treasurers and managers. Yarn and cloth are both abundantly bought and sold in a very ciuiet way. A cotton mill president and a cloth commission man sit down to gether for a quiet talk, and when they part $10,000 worth of cloth has been bought and sold. A mill treasurer and a cotton buyer happen to meet, and In a few mlnutOB several hundred bales of cotton have changed ownership. The club is really an exchange In a quiet way, as well as a social organ ization, It resembles the Royal Ex change' In Manchester more than any other place In this country does, yet it is not strictly a business organiza tion. as the Manchester 'exchange is. | The organization is wholly social in foini, but its members aim to make It facilitate business and contribute to i tho industrial development of the en tiro territory surrounding Charlotte. I Charlotte's $450,000~MIII. S In the Manufacturers' Record ot January 15 It was announced that the Highland Park Manufacturing Co. of ; Charlotte, N. C., had decided to build 1 an addiitonal mill to contain 1,000 looms, Out location had not been ! selected, both Charlotte and Rock j Hill. S. C., being under consideration. I During the present week It was defl j nitely determined that the plant be [ located at Charlotte, certain conces . Bions made by the city ensuring its Immediate construction. Work on the ! buildings will begiif in a few weeks, { and the equipment is expected to be I ready for operation by next January | Besides the 1,000 looms mentioned, j there will bo 110,000 spindles, and tho ! plant will cost about $450,000, as pre I viously stated. Stuart W. Cramer of i Charlotte has been engaged as archi tect-engineer in charge, and he also lias cotitract to supply the texiile ma chinery. (Jinghams will be tnc pro duct. This will be the third Highland ! Park plant, the company having now ! J 13.500 spindles nnd 1*fc00 looms at i Charlotte, and 7,500 ring spindles with i 7SG looms at Rock Hill, S. C. In con j nnction with this latter plant a cotton ' seed oil mill' Is nlso opeiated, and mem bers of tho Highland Park company I have formed another company, capi talized at $100,000, to build a cotton ! seed oil mill at Charlotte. Adding 40,500 Splndlee, 290 Looms, i Uric-f reference was made recently to improvements contemplated by the E. | ,l?. Sluiford Manufacturing Co. of llick- I ory. N. C. A definite decision has been j made, and the new equipment has been \ ordered. The comparer will erect a three-fitory addition to its present main I [-building far the accommodation of 10,- i 500 spindles and 290 looms, winch ma- j chluery will ho installed as soon as the new structure is ready to receive it. i Stuart W. Cramer of Charlotte, N. C., is mill engineer in charge of the blue- j prints for these betterments. The pres- j ent Shufonl plant operates 7500 spin- j dies and 200 looms on the production \ of twills and sateens. P. II. llanos of Winston, N. C., is i installing .dyeing plant at his knitting mill. It is reported that J. Abernathy of L,lncolnton, N. C., will organize com pany to build a large cotton mill. It is reported that Indian Head | I Mills of Alabama, Cordova. .Ma., will j build an addition for tho installation j of more looms. Company now ha.-* ?.?.* ! It is reported that Watts of 1 rens, S. ('., will install 30, 001)1 spine and 1,000 looius, instead of the 15,000 spindles aivd 500 looms announced previously. T \ It Is reported that T. L. Johnson of^ Gadsden, Ala., has sold land at Glen coe. Ala., to a-ootton manttfaelurtng company that proposes utilizing the land as aite for erection of a mill. Extract Wool Merino Co. of Chat tanooga, Tenn., will ipcrease capital stoek from $20,000 to $40,000. This ad ditional capital is proposed for tho pur pose of enlarging the plant*/ Granite Falls Manufacturing Grange Falls, N. C., recently reported as to^ndd spinning machinery. not Increasing its splndleage, but merely replacing worn-out equipment. Plant now has 5,000 spindles. Messrs. B. Frank Menana, w. ?. Walker and J. 8. Patterson have In corporated Union Supply & Cotton Co. of Spray, N. C., with an authortaod capita! o( $600,000. The company's purpose lg stated to be tho manufac ture of cotton yarn an.d other pro ducts. A > Rome (Oa.) Hosier j^-Wl!t??\recently reported incorporated, etc., wfth $25, 000 capital, has arranged for fan me diate installation of equipment. There will be sixty knitting machines, pro ducing 300 dosen pairs of men's and women's hose dally. H. W. Thurston will be maasurer. Textile Notes. 472 spindles and 8-10 looms. u CROWDS VISIT Tilt SENATE To Hear the Opening Prayer By <l?n. Booth. Washington, Special.? An Immune crowd wag Attracted to the Senate Fri day to hear tha invocation of General Win. Booth, founder and commander in-chief of the Salvation Army. Among the occupants of the galleries wore Hooth Tucker, the general's chief as sistant and son-in-law and a lurge num her of Salvationists. WIim the Statehood hill came up, Mr. I)e]*r4 re sumed his remarks, and attacked the Mormon Church because he said ho believed its members still cling to the practice of polygamy. Referring to the Anti-polygamy provision in the State hood bill. Mr. Depew said that it would seem thai "the line Italian hand of the Mormon apostle had been at work iu ? .. ,ji mi1 measure and that the concentrated influence of tho MoniKMi hierarchy could be seen In the determined effort to prevent any amendment which would completely exclude polygamy." It is not disputed, he said, that the vote of the Mormon Church is absolutely controlled by the central hiernredy of that organization. He declared that the nilgm*'--. jL'Umt '? mons to the different States and Ter ritories was not for tho purpose of se curing homes and farms, but in the rough a compact to control legisla tion. Ally legislation. 'MJ\ Rawlins de clared. in any State directed at Mor monlsm is futile, unless there Is a public sentiment which, will sustain the Name, while the question was not ns to th?> inadequacy <rf the provisions against, polygamy, but as to tho exer cise of political power. Persecution la I ho seed of the Mormoil Church, ho de clared. and It did not do any good to arraign the enure people and brand every Mormon a slave, a most un just accusation. !*To do that." be said, "you solidify thos& who would aid you in bringing about th/p very conditions you see here." The bo^t possible school, ho said, for tho correction of these evils. Is to emancipate tho Mormons and leave them fred to work out their own destinies. Mr. Dubois said h(e did not think tho reference of tho opponents of state hood to polygamy were serious. He declared that If the statehood bill Is allowed to be put on the postofflce ap propriation bill he would consent to it, and advocate the placing of the Idaho constitution relating to elections, as an amendment and recmlrc Arizona and New Mexico to subscribe to it be fore being admitted. Uttyler the tost oath of that constitution, he said, Idaho disfranchised every member of tho Mormon Church, and for years they were without a vote. After an executive session the Sen ate adjourned until 1 o'clock tomor row. to allow Senators to attend tho noon wedding of Senator Cockrell's daughter. Three Men Drowned. Washington, N. C., Special. ? During the heavy gale of Thursday night the skipper fMaco was capsized In Swan Quarter bay, and Captain Robert Wcscom. master, nnd tSvo white men \verc drowned. The"ieports are conflct hig, but. ohe rumor1 is that five negroes, aloe* of the boat'B crew, were drowned. The same evening in Palmetto river, off Fork I'oint.Vtwo miles from this city, the schooner) ."Father and Son" was sunkv The' crew, two In number, were saved. In the cabin is the purse of tho captain containing f I F>8. Tho service of John M. Edwards, subma rine diver, has been secured nnd an x?fort la being made to raise the- "Fa ? ther and Son" from her watery grave. night Fire* at One Time. Tampa. Fin., Special. ? Eii?ht lircs j broke out bore "in d were racing at the ' pamo time In <|itTerent sections or the j city. A block of wholesale warehouses on Whitney sthect.Jncluding the Cudft- ! by racking Company, Tampa Fertilizer Company, Curruthers Produce Com pany, S. A. Edwards, W. II. Osliorno J. K. Parrish and Walter Willis Com pany was burned. The entire loss was about $20,000. Labor Hall was gutted by lire ami the Tanjpa Furniture Com pany's mattress factory was destroyed'! with several smaller hies. .Statu.' (o fiercer. Washington, Special? Secretary Root, has issued an order to carry out the. purpose of Congress, directing the sub mission by Edward V. Valentine, of Richmond, Va., of desivns for a bronze slatuo of General Hugh Mercer and has inivted the mayor of Fredericks burg. Va., to socuro and convey to the I In I led States a suitable site for the statue, which in to cost *21,500. r All the Protocols Signed. Washington, Special. ? Minister Powen, Venezuela's representative in the peace negotiations at Washington, signed with each of thtt-AWletv repre sentatives here, a protocol providing for the immediate raising of the block ade and for the reference of the ques tion of preferential treatment of the claim of the allies against the Vene zuelan government to The Hague. The final formalities occurred at the British embassy. At <rltt'TO*^rlday night Mr. Herbert, the flrtat*1f<*cretary to the em bassy, announced 10 the Associated Press that the British protocol had Just been signed. All the protocols were signed at 11:50. A Great Flood. Mobile, ^Special. ? The river steamer Mary arrived from Selma, Ala., and reports that water in the lower Ala bama rlvpr is higher than ever before known. All the lowland hack to the hill country is under water from Choctaw Bluff to River Junction, a distance of 120 miles. The people expect floods at his season, imt the rise Is unpre cedented and (he water la still rising. A great many caOlc ar? drowned and much tlmhepfrrepared for rafiln* baa been los*-^ - . - ? ? ? - ? - %?+*?? ? THE LEGISLATURE House and Senate Vigorously at the Work Assigned Them. The House and Senate are down at hard work, an their time of fliml ad journment approaches. Much remains to bo done. The important legislation, liowt'ver, is well in baud, APPOINTMENT OK CONSTAllUCS. The following hou/e bill, introduced by Mr. Anil of Newberry, haa passed tliree readings in the houue and two in the senate and is likely to bvcoine a law. its purpose is to relieve the. gov ernor <>f the responsibility of the ap pointor ni of State constables and de volvlng the duty upon a chief of Statv ; constables to be appointed by the gov ernor. The bill provided: "The governor shall have uuthoilly to appoint one thief Suite constable, who shall hold ofllc ? during the plcas l,,v? of ( b?? vovfiuv ,?? ?? * *' o<?, a .>'.??? iiiiii sucn expenses us the governor may ileein proper when said chief constable is on duty away from hU office. The Slain board of direc tor of th* dispensary shall proviiiv an ofllee at the State dispensary for the said thief State constable. The said chief State constable, with th<# advice of the governor, may appoint one or more State constables at a salary of not more than two dotlors ner ihiv . ith.-ii rxprirw s 'a# "ITm* tdiie?vSfute t on stable may\djiem i?roper when on duty, and seven assistant chief eonstahlles at not more than three dollars each per day and eueh expenses as the chiel Btaty constable may deem proper, and also one or more detectives at reason able compensation. All accounts for per diem and expenses allowed by the 1 chief constable shall be approved by the governor before piiyment. These ofllcers shall be charged with the en forcement of the dispensary law, their salary and expenses as herein provid-* ed to bo paid from the dispensary fund In the same manner as the sal- | aj*y of the State commissioners. The chief State constable shall give bond in the sum of $1,000, and the assistant ehlef. constable and constables shall give bond in the sum of $o00 each be fore entering upon the duties of their office, with surety or sureties to be ap proved by the. attorney general, condi tioned for the faithful performance of the breach of said bond, stilt may bo brought thereon by any person ag grieved thereby, either in the county where any of the obligors reside or In any county where said breach may have occurred: Provided, That the governor shall report the appointment of said chief State constable anoVQlt appointments of assistant chief consta bles made by the chief State constable, to the general assembly at tho next ensuing session, giving the date and 'term of service thereof. DELAYED TRAINS. Another house bill introduced by Mr. Debruh of Abbeville, which haH almost becomo n law Ik of interest to the trav eling public. The bill provides: "Whenever any passenger train on any railroad in this State shall be m9re than one-half of one htiur behind itp schedule time, it. shall be the duty of such railroad company to keep posted at every telegraph station along its line the time such train Is behind Its schedule, and shall change such bul letin every half hour until such train artives, stating therein the tlm*> which such train is behind and the hoifr at which It la expected to arrive: Pro vided, That such bulletins shall not be required to be posted at any station until one half hour before the regulaj schedule time at which such train Is to arrive at the station at which such bulletin is required to be kept. "Any railroad company which shall refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of this section shall forfeit and pay thfc sum of $20 for each and every such refusal or neglect; said sum to-lte sued for by the "person aggrieved In the county In which s*u-h refusal or nnglect occurs, one half o? which sum j shall be turned, ovdr to the county treasurer for ordinary county pur | poses and the other half retained by the person so aggrieved." . That Sliad Hill. The "shad" hill created a great stir In the house Saturday. The opponents of the bill made a plucky fight and after filibustering for three hours gave up a fight which Is remarkable for tho fact that It -kept the house In session two hours after the time for ad jourrt i nient. The house passed the bill Introduced by Mr. Clause of Florence. The bill makes it a misdemeanor to ship shad beyond the limits of the State and a mis'lt nioanor for a railroad to handle fetch shipments. This fijht has been coming no every i year, and Mr. Clause himself took pail | in a hot fight over It two years ago. John Holts, the colored member from Georgetown, and Citizen Josh Ashley i also engaged in a memorable colloquy over such a bill. The fight has always b"cn directed against Georgetown. The fight on this bill began Friday and the debate was adjourned. When the matter was taken up yesterday af ter tho calendar had been cleared of nnconj^frfd mattes, (.lie motion to ccffWffue Hie bill was lost by a vote of jif to 30. fyiis vote showed two things i that there ^ras but a small attendance, 03 being a/ quorum, and that the op ponents of (the bill were in the minori ty. Mr. Tlass of Williamsburg, then made a clear, direct statement In regard to the altitude of Georgetown. Ho de-? scribed the geographical location of that city and declared that the Wlnyah hay fishermen fix their nets In such a way that the fish cannot come up Into the frcsVSi?f?r Streams to flpftwn. The r.had indiSiry Is monopolized In Oeorgotown to the Injury of the people of the Interior who cannot catch th? fish and must pay n good prleo for tho fleh as there are snch heavy Shipments to the north. X Mr. Pyott and Mr. Doar of George town, derided tho Idea of the fishermen stopping the month of a ba? two miles wide. Th^y argued that thi? wns a drastic measure which would deprive many poop people of an honest living ind would net help tho Interior of the State. '? The minority then began some skill nil filibustering, endeavoring to Ireep the house from oomln? to a vote. The bill had been taken up at 1 o'clock, mad at 2 o'clock, tho regular hour for Wt Journment. Mr. l?oa r had tlto |f0r;r Many efforts wen- mad.' to cut him off I no floor, but for two hours he kwpt the floor speaking, reading from pa pers. answering question* nn.l fight In* against time. Finally the chair ruled that a motion to recede from business could lake a speaker from the floor, I and spaing that tlio ail vocates of t ho bill would hang on until midnight without dinner, (he Georgetown dele gation gave up the flxht against un equal numbers. The minority was able to sustain the fight for three bourn #>nly with the assistance of Mr. T. V. Williams, who is without a superior In tho house uh a parliamentary tacti cian. / Marriage Licenses. 1 here were three marriage license hills, one by Mr. Ford of Fairfleld. providing for the recording of licenses without cost ; Mr. Hunch's providing for a license t'ce and the committee's substitute for Mr. Hunch's bill. Col. Adam Moss, Col. Win go and several Other nuirt'iuluiMliJ.. minMamuu uff.il..,.! ?... .-notion wnicn nnaify killed the. bills. Mr. Ford made a good speech in advocacy of Ills bill. The probate judge can well record without fee the notices of marriage which under this bill min isters and others would be required to send in. Mr. Ford's (till was tabled and the committee sohsitute taken up. It. was opposed by Messis. Fraser, Holman, Win go and DeVore, Mcs#;?. Potta, , ? TSTTfOTT", and Thomas advocated the bill us a measure to prevent hasty marri ages and thus add to the sanctity of the marriage relation. The fee of one dollar in ihe substi tute bill was urged as an objection and I' waft vociferated that tills would be a step toward divorce. The vote was 7f? to .'13 against the bill. THIS HAMPTON MONUMENT. Mr. Moses' < house) hill to provide for a monument to the memory of Wade Hamilton wa.; read tho second time. Mis Johnson offered Un amendment which com PR up lor < oasldoration to day and If adopted will change the bill to read as follows: Section 1. That tin5 sum of $20,000 bo appropriated to ho Used, in connection with $10,000 to be raised by voluntary contribution. Said $20,000 shall not . be come available until the sum of $10,000 shall be raised by voluntary contribu tions. ajid the same shall liavo been deposited In some bauk within the State, to the credit of the commission to be appointed by the governor, as Is provldod for in section 2 hereof. The total amount, together with any fur ther Amounts hereafter added to the fund raised by donation or otherwise, shall bo permanently Invested by the State treasurer In bonds or slock cer tification of the Stato of South Caroli na to endow scholarships In tho South Carolina collego and Wiqthrop college, as provided in section 2.* and shall be known as "The Wude Hampton Me morial Scholarship." Sec. 2. There Bhall be established In the South Carolina college and Win throp college, respectively, one schol arship for each congressional district in tho State, which shall bo awarded on competitive examinations under such regulations as may be prescribed by the State board of education: Provided That the State board of education shall prescribe rules to limit the examfha t ions to such supplicants as are finan cially unable to attend the ?pspectlve colleges. The students to whom tho scholarships have been awarded shall have free tuition. In the regular col lege courses ^of the respective colleges. Sec. 3. Tho amount realized from intorest on tho endowment fund in vested. as provided In section 1, shall bo annually divided equally befweon tho two respective colleges and paid to tho respective treasurers thereof, by whom each fund shall bo equally divided between and patd to the re spoctlvo beneficiaries. TIIM PISTOL LAW. Tho following house bill passed tho Senate, lla pur pom i bolng to so Amend tho old law ns to includo tlio words "lease, rent, barter, exchange, handle." ^ The 1)111 provides: "That from and Mer the first day of July, 1002, It shall bo unlawful for any one to carry about the person, whether concealed or not, any pistol less than 20. Inches long and thrco pounds in weight; and it shall bo un lawful for any person, firm or cor-, poratlon to manufacture, sell or offer for sale, lease, rent, barter, exchange, handle, or transport for sale or use into this State, any pistol of leas length and weight. Any violation of this, section shall be punU'.i-nl by a fine of not moro than $100, or Im prisonment for not more than 30 days; and in case of a sale by a per son, firm or corporal Ion, the sum of $100 shall be forfeited to and for the use of the school fun 1 of the county wherein the vlolati >n takes plao*>. to be recovered as other fines and forfei tures: Provided, That act shall not ap ply to peace officers in tho actual dis charge of their duties, or to carrying or keeping of pistols by persons while on their own premises.' In addition to tho aliove ?*jtho act paused by this assembly has been ratified prohibiting the sale of toy or "snap-cap" pistols. Mr. Horndon's bill providing for the /monthly payment of the salaries of motion of Mr. Manning as to make It all county o Ulcer a was .ao.aiuondod -oa applicable only to Oconee county. Tho bill as amended passed a second read A Had Wreck Columbia. S. C., Special.? A special to The Stato from kjreenwood. says: ??Freight train No. 17, of the Chf.rleo ton & Western Carolina Railroad, leav ing Greenwood at 5.50 Monday after? noon. was wrecked at Madden, 23 miles north of here. Conducted Vordery and Flagman Russell, of Augusta, Oa.. were seriously Injured. The train car rted 18 ears. 14 of which were loaded. 8pread!n? of the rails threw the train oft the track and nine cars werc over turned. The train was In charge of KBnglneor Rim mock ft, of Augusta." The probate valuation of Bret HarU's ostate at $1,800 Is an lllottra tion of the small financial reward fk Ictted to literary succeaa of the high *at type. Mr. Harte was one of tin half dozen most original- rrttooee of his d*y ? as grtmt a man In Utermtnr* aa tforgaa or lUdrfellev la fin In?on FiPTOEN DROWNED. Frightful Calamity Near Edentoi, North Carolina THH STEAMLR OLIVE GOES DOWN/ ? +- ey? A Cyclone Struck the Vessel When 20 rules From Identon, Causing a Complete Wreck. # ? ICIIxaheth City, N. C., Special, ? The sttamer Olive while on her rogulai' vuij between Franklin, Vu., unci Kdeni yrfi, when near Holley's wlinr/,^ "about 20 HiMoh from Fdenton, at J> o'clock Mou ilav night, wus at ruck ^ by a. territto, ^ wrecked. Fifteen lives were lost, the majority of whom were colored pas Mfngcra. uiul nw moera of thr rrew. Anions tlibi missing are: Mrs. IJen-? -1 nclt an I grandchild of Franklin, Va.J Jacob I .agister, u traveling man, of ltleh Square, N. lU'V. C. L. Whiter" colored, of Edentou, and nine ofc the crew, Including Wiitiuiu Hayes, maid of the steamer; J. N. Hell purser;' L. Conway, chief engineer and J. H. Murphy, assistant engineer. Three ne groes took to the lifeboat, but have not . since been seen, Qeorge A, Withey, captain of the steamer;" a colored ? chambermaid and four colored passen- * gcrs were saved by remaining On the * floundered steamer. They were picked up by the steamer Lucy, one of the steamers of the Norolk & Southern ? ? Itallroad Company,- at & o'clock? ttrtar- 377 morning. The Olive waB a passenger steamer of 200 tons burden, a&dwas owned by the Albemarle ?team Navi- v gatlon Company, of Franklin, Va. New York, Feb. 17. ? The Olive wu , , an inland passenger ateamer. hailllng from Norfolk. She was built in 186V "~-T and was 120 feet 16ngi Norfolk, Va., Special. ? A special to the Vlrglnian-Pilotvfrom Suffolfk. Va., says that the crew of eight who em barked from tho Olive in the lifeboat, "" were picked up after rowing foflf Sbjpl T by the tug Gazelle, of tho John ' I*.:?: Koper Lumber Company, and ; ?t Tunis. There they took the train fitit Suffolk and later went to Franklin. They reported that they were unafrlft to overtake tho tug which they Bet crat ' to reach and finally came up with a bargo anchorded In the river'' from, which they were taken by the- Ottrtllft^ It waa learned tonight that "a white man named Wilder 1b among the crew* making the eighteenth victim. Wor^', 71 will be started tomorrow to recover the ^ lead bodieH^apd if possible to railae th?> ^ steamer, Fivo ^ears ago the Oliver Ijl: while running ati excursion, sprang a teak and went down within algM last night'B Bcene. At that time no Uvea wero lost. Washington, N. C., 81 city was visited Monday night. 1 3overest wjnd and rain.atorin.il _ history. The oldest Inhabitant* they never witnessed Ita equal,., barometer registered 29.80. and wind blew a hurricane frofo the ft west. v. Telephone and1 telegraph are down, trees are lying met streets, and builditlga are - -4i The roof on the colored M. B. was blown off and thfl buildin^ aged to the extent of fl,500. Tni ored I)lsciplq_cbJircji.6tfiesleJBaS btt and timbers scattered Hons. The roof of a dry kiln at Wallln's lumbor mill ^aa demohsnea. _ The residences of George 'IXfifflfljtonT?" and George Clark, colored, were ?: wrecked. One of the Bniokawtaefce-Afer:^ tho Short Lumber Company'a mill blown downvThe Hotel' NhchOlaou, The Clazette-Messenger newspaper md quite a number or other bid ? were damaged. Several large tr^'lOT:;^ across the principal Btreeta damaged considerably the reaidenee -'4j Mrs. A. 13. Corben. Small boats lying at the docke were w smashed and wreck and ruin ar# upon every hand. One thousand dollars dam- - ^ ages was done at Bellehavett and" three" persons are reported drowned. ' Four to HaAK. Jnokson. Misa., Spoclal. ? Four ne* - groes convicted of murder will bo hanged in MlsBlsslppi. AteUMgffl*" Smith will bo executed at Poplai Thomas Swor at llalelgh; Kmanmd Walker at Indianola. and CainpboJI at Yaseoo City. Governor Longino has Anally refused to ^nter-; _ fore 1n any of tlio four oases. \ > Palmo 5 gns. Havana, By Cable. ? President I ;igned the naval statiomrtnatts: Jay. The two copies of the tn^j woro -aignpd h hKiiMteu, flpauUll' English translations wrlueftia-ni columns. Mr. Squlere. having ran President Roosevelt's approval^ latest amendment suggested b; Cuban government, President 1 fcfter a brief conVersatUm* sigae< jocuments. Both coplea mJll ba to Washington by Mr. Santera, will sail tomorow^ probably bj 9t New York. The text of tlfi tnent will not be published beN President Roosayait signs tt"Wl understood to contain no polatl portance not already referred.' those dispatcher. Cane OrewersM Macon.' Ga., Special.?** representing the cane gf* United States m?t |Mie i formal call for a ootmm grower* to be be&iat&ibi and *. Among those wt*